ARC Review: Hope Restored by Carrie Ann Ryan

The Gallagher Brothers series from NYT Bestselling Author Carrie Ann Ryan concludes with the final brother who thought he had everything to look forward to, and the one woman who can handle him.

Life isn’t worth living if you don’t fight to live. That’s what Murphy Gallagher learned at a young age when cancer ravaged his body not once, but twice. Over the course of his survival, he lost his parents and his childhood, but he’s been healthy for years and has become a man he hopes his family is proud of. But when his world tilts on its axis yet again, he’ll have to learn what it means to fight not only the unknown but also his attraction to his best friend.

Tessa Stone works hard and plays harder. She’s spent her life trying to figure out who she is in the present rather than looking back. Yet when she’s forced into close proximity with Murphy, she’ll have to not only be his rock but learn how to relax enough to maybe let him be hers, as well. But seduction doesn’t stop when the world seems to, and close encounters of the naked kind might just be the first step in something much more complicated than either of them bargained for. Life, though, is for living, after all.

4 Stars

Deep, flirtatious and emotionally intense!

Murphy and Tessa made my heart feel on so many levels. Hope Restored broken my heart, make me cry, gave me hope and made my smile. Grab the tissues, they are needed.
Tessa and Murphy have this natural chemistry that allows them to be their true selves with each other. The are fun and flirty. Always stay on the fun side of friends. Fighting off an attraction to keep a friendship. Until Murphy’s world gets spun.
Sometimes a bad news brings very good things. Tessa and Murphy give in to the chemistry and attraction forging a bond deeper than words. Learning to live for the minute and allowing themselves to give into them desires.
A truly wonderful friends to lovers story. The compassion and passion are enough to break your, then rebuild you back up. Carrie Ann Ryan rocked my heart with Hope Restored.
A copy of this title was provided for an honest review.